Virginia Community Prosperity Summit WELCOME WELCOME
Reminders
Welcome Dr Dr. . M. M. Ray Ray McKinnie McKinnie Dean of the College of Agriculture and 1890 Administrator Virginia State University
Building Community Resilience
USDA Rural Development Ms. Beth Ms. Beth Walke Walker G r Gree reen Acting Administrator Rural Housing Service and Ms Ms. . Anne Her Anne Herring ring Community Solutions Specialist Rural Development Innovation Center
USDA Farm Service Agency Ms. Ms. Diane Diane Le Lenio nior-Gil Giles es Public Affairs Outreach Specialist
Farm Service Agency
What Information or Assistance Can We Provide to Help Make Your Community Project or Plan Successful?
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Mr. Ke Mr. Keith ith Bo Boyd yd Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations
Our History, Our Commitment • Created by Congress in 1935 to help farmers fight erosion during the Dust Bowl • Renamed the Natural Resources Hugh Hammond Bennett, Father of Conservation Conservation Service in 1994 to reflect a broader mission and scope
A Focus on Sustainable Agriculture
NRCS Emphasizes • Science-based technical assistance • Partnerships • Voluntary, incentive- based programs • Cooperative problem solving at the local level
Supporting Small Farmers • USDA is not the department of big agriculture. • Whether you’re farming in an urban or rural setting, the conservation principles are the same. • Today, we’re seeing more small acreage operations focused on high intensity, high value crops.
Engaging with Urban Farmers
Connecting with Virginia Tribes
Equipping Military/Veteran Farmers
Together, We Can Do More Conservation Technical Assistance at No Cost to You
Together, We Can Do More Financial Assistance through 2018 Farm Bill Programs • Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) • Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) • Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
Together, We Can Do More • Through Conservation Innovation Grants (CIGs), we are building capacity to address priority natural resource concerns at the grassroots level in new and different ways. • Since 2010, NRCS has invested more than $2.4 million in innovative partnership projects with Virginia universities, conservation districts, nonprofits and other groups.
Statewide Support Network
A Common Goal Enhancing Your Productivity and Profitability While Protecting Virginia’s Precious Natural Resources
USDA Food and Nutrition Service Ms. Pa Ms. Patri tricia Dombros cia Dombroski ki Regional Administrator Mid-Atlantic Region
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Dr. Dr. Je Jewel wel Brona Bronaug ugh Commissioner and Ms. Ms. Jen Jennif nifer Pe er Perkins rkins Project Manager Office of Agriculture and Forestry Development
Virginia Community Prosperity Summit Thank You Thank You
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